DATE:     11/3/98
CONTACT:  Tommy Gladden, (864) 656-3301
WRITER:   Tom Lollis, (803) 284-3343

FFA Soils Competition set for Nov. 7

     SUMMERTON -- The top FFA students from South Carolina high
schools will compete to see who knows the most about soils on
Nov. 7 at Clemson University's R.M. Cooper 4-H Leadership Center
near Summerton.
     It will be the 44th annual Soil Identification and Land
Treatment Career Development Event, according to Tommy Gladden,
state leader for Agricultural Education, which directs the FFA
program in schools across South Carolina.
     "The top 21 four-member teams will be at Bob Cooper," 
Gladden said. Teams will judge soil types and make
recommendations on land use and the most effective soil
treatment.
     The first and second place teams will win trips to the
National Land Judging Contest in Oklahoma City, Okla. The first
place individual will win a trip to the National FFA Convention
in Louisville, Ky.
     The land-judging event is sponsored by Duke Power, Carolina
Power and Light and SCANA.
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